Former Rams LB James Laurinaitis Retire
- Updated: April 12, 2017
According to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com former New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis has retired from the NFL.
Former Rams MLB James Laurinaitis: “I still love the game, but the body says it’s time to move on.” https://t.co/0jDorDZF4v
— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) April 11, 2017
Laurinatis shared the news of his official Twitter.
— James Laurinaitis (@JLaurinaitis55) April 11, 2017
Ian Rapport of NFL.com confirmed the news.
Former #Rams and #Saints LB has decided to retire. https://t.co/FJ4EZtsQno
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 11, 2017
Laurinaitas is a former second round pick of the Rams in 2009 NFL Draft. He spent seven years with the club before moving to the Saints.
Laurinaitas played and started all 16 games for each of those years. He is the Rams all-time leader in tackles at 654 tackles.
Los Angeles will look to improve this season after struggling and missing the playoffs last year. Rams fans truly appreciate the work Laurinaitas did.
As more information surfaces on the Rams and their offseason news we will keep you up to date.
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